Medical, Legal, & Social Science Aspects of Child Sexual Exploitation: 2-Volume Set with Supplementary CD-ROM

Child pornographers, leaders of child prostitution rings, and others who commit crimes against children have found a new means of preying on victims – through use of the Internet. Medical & Legal Aspects of Child Sexual Exploitation: A Comprehensive Review of Pornography, Prostitution, and Internet Crimes investigates this type of child maltreatment from medical, forensic, and legal perspectives. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the book examines all of the medical implications for victims, and case studies provide insight into the lives of these “children of the night”. Information on how perpetrators of these crimes operate, as well as guidelines for successful prosecution and strategies for prevention, will empower those who seek to keep children safe. Physicians, social service and law enforcement personnel, teachers, and all other professionals who work with children and families will find this reference invaluable. This Reference includes the following: - Current information on analytical methods of child pornography - Multi-national data on sexual maturation norms for both males and females - Techniques regarding review and interpretation of video pornography - Careful explanation of the methods currently used to produce, market, and disseminate child pornography - Up-to-date information on how parents can protect their children from cyber-pedophiles; including web sites on protecting children from Internet crimes - Case studies of present and former prostituted children - Guidelines for expert witness testimony in prosecution of child sexual exploitation crimes